President Muhammadu Buhari will
on Friday, depart Nigeria for Monrovia, Liberia, to attend the 172nd
Independence anniversary celebrations of the country.
Buhari will attend the ceremony
as the Special Guest of Honour and will receive: “The Grand Cordon of the
Knighthood of Venerable Order of the Pioneers” which is the Republic of
Liberia’s highest national honour.
Garba Shehu, Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Thursday, said the award will be presented by “the government for
outstanding and distinguished service in international affairs, government,
religion, art, science or commerce, and also for singular acts of philanthropy
and deeds of heroism and valour.”
He added that, “President Buhari
will be accompanied by Governors Kayode Fayemi, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and Mai
Mala Buni of Ekiti, Kwara and Yobe States respectively, as well as the
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mustapha Sulaiman,
and other top government officials.”
The President is expected back in
the country later on Friday.
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